I recently got a boox go color 7 because I dont have space to buy physical books. the only platforms I can find that have a decent selection are ones like kindle where you dont get the book, only the ability to read it through their app. i want to use the built in reader on my device and I dont want to be able to get rugpulled by Amazon or lose access to my books when a smaller company goes under.

I'm fairly comfortable on the high seas but whenever a book is available without DRM I'd prefer to buy it so I can support the author. do you guys know any platforms with a good selection of drm-free ebooks? Manga too, but I'm pretty sure the only place you can get it in the us anymore is viz through an app. also as a side question, what format is best?

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[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I find that searching for "[book title] DRM-free ePub" reliably gets results... And sometimes allows me to compensate the author.

Of course, I no longer care about compensating authors who don't publish DRM-free.

By which I mean I abstain from their work (obviously!)... even though a DRM-free version is nearly always a tantalizing click away.

[–] MrQuallzin@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

I no longer care about compensating authors who don't publish DRM-free

I'd direct those feelings at the publishers, not the author. Authors could very well have no control over the DRM their publishers use, and trying to go about distribution without a publisher (who can provide marketing and advertising) more often than not leads to their books not being read.

[–] unknown1234_5@kbin.earth 2 points 1 day ago

don't worry, if they won't sell me the book I have no issue pirating it. I'm looking for the ones that will, so I can compensate them for their work and (though one person doesnt make much difference) discourage the use of DRM.